Fairport Convention – What We Did On Our Holidays

Great pressing, vocals is bright and clear, bass loud, flat and silent groove. Good job on the mastering, every instrument is breathing

Fairport Convention – What We Did On Our Holidays (Island Records – ILPS 9092, UK Reissue, Palm Tree Label)
What We Did On Our Holidays finds Fairport Convention blending traditional folk with a fresh rock spirit, laying the foundations of the British folk rock movement. Songs like Meet on the Ledge and Fotheringay are full of youthful honesty, carried by Sandy Denny’s haunting vocals and Richard Thompson’s emerging songwriting. This palm tree label reissue sounds clean and natural, with excellent midrange detail that brings out the warmth of the acoustic instruments and vocal harmonies. There's good dynamic range here — quieter ages feel intimate, while electric moments still have impact. Paired with classic Island packaging and that iconic palm tree label, this pressing offers a faithful and highly listenable version of one of the band’s defining albums.

Variant 3 exists with CGCD 4430 01@ D (instead of F at end)

OK Carthage did a fantastic job on this reissue, the best I've heard. Super quiet and dynamic sound. Sandy Denny's first record with Fairport Convention, great songs and nice guitar playing from the 17 year old Richard Thompson. The one to track down.

U.S. 1st Monarch vinyl pressing has excellent sonics with a wide soundstage and instrumental/vocal clarity.

True UK 1st pressings sound fantastic . Plenty of air between instruments makes this pressing incredibly transparent . Island records had a habbit of pressing Incredible sounding records in the 60's and 70's .

This digital reissue (remaster?) sounds great. It's nothing short of amazing how well some of these 60s albums sound when they're cleaned up. I would score the sound quality of this a 95. Being nit picky, it lacks a little bit of clarity. Otherwise everything is fine. A real masterpiece of 60s flower-power folk rock.

I have this label and cover; pressing indicates Monarch press (same as the 1969 Monarch release). This sounds very good, although vocal peaks can overwhelm at times (track A6); may indicate groove wear/damage.

My copy has the same runout identifiers as this one, however the label indicates a later ‘70s A&M product. Handwritten “WVGS” on side 2, possible radio station ? Vocal peaks on track A6 really stress my Monitor Audio tweeters!

Sounds pretty nice to me! Good bass, good clarity on the guitars and Sandy’s voice sounds beautiful. Some clicks and pops on my copy but not too distracting.